1. The Enlightenment Critical ideas: freedom, democracy, and reason Discoveries and inventions Revolutions: American colonies and France

2. London A fashionable city crowded & exciting Coffeehouses

3. Romanticism Energy, emotion and dreams without limits 1. A strong sense of the beautiful world. 2. Sympathy with underprivileged people. 3. An imagination full of life with the ability of constructing fantastic worlds. 4. A belief in liberty for the people. 5. A sense of melancholy or loneliness.

4. About the eighteenth century... Answer the following questions. Choose the correct answer a, b, or c. If you don’t know the answer, you can guess...

5. Galvani What was Galvani’s first name? a) Alessandro. b) Luigi. c) Paolo.

6. His first name was Luigi.

7. Galvani Where was he born? a) In Bologna. b) In Venice. c) In Como.

8. He was born in Bologna.

9. Galvani What did he first want to be when he was young? a) A priest. b) A mechanic. c) A physician.

10. At first he wanted to be a mechanic.

11. Galvani What was his father’s occupation? a) A physicist. b) A physician. c) A farmer.

12. His father was a physician.

13. Volta What was his first name? a) Alessandro. b) Luigi. c) Paolo.

14. His first name was Alessandro.

15. Volta Where was he born? a) In Bologna. b) In Venice. c) In Como.

16. He was born in Como, Italy.

17. Volta His battery had two electrodes. What were they made of? a) Cobalt and copper. b) Steel and copper. c) Zinc and copper.

18. The electrodes were made of zinc and copper.

19. Sir Isaac Newton What did his father do for a living? a) He was a farmer. b) He was a physician. c) He was a physicist.

20. His father was a prosperous farmer.

21. Sir Isaac Newton How many laws of motion are there? a) Two. b) Three. c) Four.

22. There are three laws of motion.

23. Sir Isaac Newton How old was he when he died? a) Seventy-four. b) Eighty-four. c) Ninety-four.

24. He was eighty-four years old when he died.

25. Lake District Where’s Lake District? a) In Northwest England. b) In Midwest England. c) In Southwest England.

26. Lake District is in Northwest England.

27. William Wordsworth How many brothers and sisters did Wordsworth have? a) One brother and one sister. b) Two brothers and one sister. c) Three brothers and one sister.

28. William had three brothers and one sister.

29. Wordsworth What was his sister’s name? a) Caroline. b) Dorothy. c) Annette.

30. William’s sister’s name was Dorothy.

31. Samuel Coleridge How old was Coleridge when his father died? a) Eight. b) Twelve. c) Fifteen.

32. He was eight years old when his father died.

33. Sir Walter Scott Where was he born? a) In London. b) In Edinburgh. c) In Bath.

34. Sir Walter Scott was born in Edinburgh.

35. Mary Shelley What were her parents’ names? a) John and Mary. b) William and Mary. c) Percy and Mary.

36. Their names were William and Mary.

37. Mary Shelley What was her husband’s first name? a) James. b) Samuel. c) Percy.

38. His first name was Percy.

39. Mary Shelley How old was she when her mother died? a) Ten days old. b) Ten months old. c) Ten years old.

40. She was ten days old when her mother died.

41. Mary Shelley Where was she when she wrote her novel Frankenstein? a) At Percy’s villa. b) At Lord Byron’s villa. c) At Lord Tennyson’s villa.

42. Mary Shelley was at Lord Byron’s villa.

43. Mary Shelley How old was she when she wrote Frankenstein? a) Nineteen. b) Twenty. c) Twenty-one.

44. She was nineteen years old when she wrote Frankenstein.

45. Mozart Q: When was Mozart born? a) In 1656. b) In 1756. c) In 1856.

46. He was born in 1756.

47. Mozart Where was he born? a) In Vienna. b) In Salzburg. c) In Munich.

48. He was born in Salzburg.

49. Mozart How old was he when he started composing music? a) Five. b) Six. c) Seven.

50. He started when he was five years old.

51. Mozart What was his wife’s name? a) Maria. b) Constanze. c) Anna.

52. His wife’s name was Constanze.

53. Haydn He had two brothers. What were their names? a) Michael and John. b) Michael and Johann c) Michael and Joe.

54. Their names were Michael and Johann.